Live! Artis Opus - Series S: Brush Set

[Harrek]

Surprised I did not see this mentioned yet.

 

 

So my question here once people look at it is this really worth it?  The cost seems high given you can get Rosemary & Co or other company Kolinsky brushes far cheaper.  What makes these worth the extra cost?  I know you get the brush soap (which I would think most of us have already) and a nice case (not really needed perhaps).  But seems like $65ish with shipping for 4 brushes seems high.

[ced1106]

Well, you can search for his LinkedIn, and, while he's been in the miniature painting business since 2013, I'm not seeing any brush manufacturing experience. This is also a First Created project.

 

I'm happy with my brushes, but I'm cranking out orcs for the tabletop, not painting for display.

[Sophie was taken]

Those are the biggest ferrules I’ve ever seen. 

 

Still seems a bit steep, and I bet I could ruin those perfect points pretty quickly...

[NecroMancer]

I have been looking for a KS like this but that does seem kind of steep.  I bought 4 Rosemary & Co awhile ago and it cost a little over $40 (if I remember correctly) which most of was shipping.  I love them and if I wanted more sable brushes I would probably go back through them. 

 

I also have my eye on some decent looking synthetic brushes on Amazon just to round out my collection...not that I need them I have about 20-30.  I'm getting almost as bad with brushes as I am miniatures.  

Edited April 15, 2018 by NecroMancer

[cmorse]

5 hours ago, Harrek said:

 What makes these worth the extra cost?

 

As best I can tell the chunkier handle is there special feature? If someone likes their current brushes, but finds the handles a bit too skinny, my recommendation would probably be a bit of green stuff.

[Gadgetman!]

No, if you want chunkier handles you use Duct tape. 

Applies quickly, no drying time, and can easily be removed at a later time. 

 

 

[vutpakdi]

Having been burned badly by the first Games & Gears Kickstarter project, I'll wait for a review of a production set from someone that I trust.  And, I also don't need the really small sizes.

 

Ron

[Harrek]

Sounds like everyone is thinking the same as me.

[Talae]

9 hours ago, vutpakdi said:

Having been burned badly by the first Games & Gears Kickstarter project, I'll wait for a review of a production set from someone that I trust.  And, I also don't need the really small sizes.

 

Ron

This. Very much this.

[Cyradis]

Pretty box. Maybe they are good brushes. As others have stated, they aren't much of a bargain on Kickstarter, and they don't offer anything that other leading kolinsky brush makers don't have already at the same cost. 

[Cranky Dog]

Any details on the specific dimensions of the brushes? Specific lengths, width, belly size/shape, etc.

 

Remembering browsing through Rosemary & Co, brush dimensions were all over the place depending on what you wanted, and it had little relation to brush sizes as I could find a size 0 in one line bigger than a size 1 in another.

 

Otherwise, yeah, better wait for reviews *after* the campaign, at the higher retail price. Makes me wonder who the target market is as there are plenty of alternatives and variation.

[Cranky Dog]

So they've reached over £111,000 ($155,000USD) at the time of this writing.

 

This is far higher than whatever Games & Gears or Wamp got for their own brush KS campaigns.

 

Is there some special magic to these brushes that we're missing, or is it just good marketing?

Edited April 26, 2018 by Cranky Dog

[Cyradis]

They got good testimonials on there. Dunno in general. I wish there was a single brush option - I'd be tempted to go in for one to test them out, but not a whole batch at $60+ when I have working brushes right now. 

[SamuraiJack]

If this were three #1, a #2 and a #0 I might take a chance.. and since I'm more of a Wappel kind of painter with a few good brushes and lots of mediocre brushes, the pricing is too steep for me.. 

[SparrowMarie]

I've seen good things on Instagram about this. I backed it as an anniversary gift for myself. May back out though if more details aren't released soon.